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Idea Factory Giveaway

163 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings

A guest-guided mapping expedition to the borders of human creativity. Join Jon, Besha, and a neverending series of guests as they search Jon's decade-deep pile of ideas for gold. Hear one you like? Take it and run! We just want credit (and a cut).

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Episodes

12 - America's Got Bands

October 25, 2016 05:41 - 26 minutes - 10.3 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Arlette (@arletterocks) brainstorm some new reality shows before discovering the lowest possible bar for sexism to clear.

11 - A Slush of Medium Cascalo

October 18, 2016 06:49 - 34 minutes - 13.2 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Yoz (@yoz) design a Vegas casino and a menu for a revolutionary restaurant before delving into the advantages conferred by a British accent.

10 - Contains One Jeopardy! Story

October 11, 2016 05:55 - 26 minutes - 10 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Kate (@keightdee), and special guest Jen (@jennifermarie) discuss a new line of tech-themed collectibles, increasing science literacy, and a comedy YouTube series before moving on to another horrifying culinary recommendation.

09 - Parasitic Whuffie

October 04, 2016 06:07 - 33 minutes - 12.8 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Yoz (@yoz) discover Jon's alternate universe TV career before discussing a vision for a better world, referees for meetings, and a secretly amazing terrible recommendation.

08 - Pumpkin Spice Sauerkraut

September 27, 2016 06:15 - 29 minutes - 11.4 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Arlen (@arlenarlenarlen) discuss uses for pumpkin spice, take a brief detour into Frank Herbert's Dune, and shudder over a dating idea nobody (not even Jon) can get behind.

07 - Skittle Vintner

September 20, 2016 05:42 - 26 minutes - 10.2 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Kate (@keightdee), and special guest Jen (@jennifermarie) work out detailed implementations for Skittle wine before some other shocking culinary insights are revealed.

06 - The Sword Plan

September 13, 2016 05:40 - 27 minutes - 10.7 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Kate (@keightdee), and special guest Finch Linden (@finchlinden) discuss new concepts for parties, child-rearing tips from a fictional assassin, and a foolproof plan for purging street harassment from society.

05 - A Very Important Baby

September 06, 2016 03:24 - 25 minutes - 9.63 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Arlen (@arlenarlenarlen) discuss the hug economy, the word nobody wants to see in an Airbnb posting, and the worst race you could possibly stage.

04 - Skittle Wine

September 02, 2016 23:15 - 34 minutes - 13.2 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest James Sime (@jamessime) of San Francisco's Isotope Comics reminisce about their D&D campaign before getting into costume rap, new innovations in candy/booze combinations, and the failings of commercially-available "Romulan ale."

03 - Hella Rocks in Space

September 02, 2016 21:36 - 25 minutes - 9.91 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Kate (@keightdee), and special guest Finch Linden (@finchlinden) work out financing social good through celebrity-based porn before debating the merits of a contest that determines kissing supremacy within a given group.

02 - Female Advisory Council

September 02, 2016 18:57 - 26 minutes - 10.1 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Dustin (@dustinfreeman) discuss dating solutions for single people, getting weird with memorabilia, and how to discourage flakiness over social media.

01 - Buy My Book, I'm Dead

September 02, 2016 18:22 - 23 minutes - 9.16 MB

Jon (@ferociousj), Besha (@besha), and special guest Kate (@keightdee) discuss post-death #brand maintenance, a brothel from the future, and new sex technologies that may or may not be terrible ideas.

0 - Intro

September 02, 2016 18:02 - 1 minute - 1.69 MB

What would happen if you wrote down every stray idea you had throughout your day, every day, for years at a time? If you're Jon, you end up with hundreds upon hundreds of them that you never use. It's time they saw the light: Jon's recruited his friend Besha and their pals to comb through the pile and see what they find. We guarantee at least 5% of every episode will be vaguely educational in some way.

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